Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Marshall, Michigan USA

Pours black with small tan head. Big chocolate malt and nutty aroma. NICE!!! Flavor is quite bitter. Malts, chocolate, roasted nuts. Also a little hop bite. Good stuff.

Bottle courtesy of hippie4beer pours black w/ a fluffy, foamy head. Light mouthfeel w/ bittersweet, dark chocolate and dark roasted malt flavor. Good brew.

Via trade,sorry can’t remember from who. Anyway, black with strong roasted aroma. The taste was extremly bitter which surprised me. Hardly any carbonation. Sharp bitter finish. I don’t know, I like my porters alttle sweeter. This was an o.k. brew, but I’m just sayin........

Really very dark brown, nearing black, with a fluffy head reminiscent of a pile of cocoa powder. Mostly sweet aroma, but with a healthy dose of roasted malt and light coffee. Brown sugar, caramel, hot chocolate, maple syrup, pumpernickel bread and some mild, Earthy hop character. The body is smooth and creamy, but lacking a touch in heft. The sweet malt is there in the flavor, but the roasted bitterness really takes over and dominates in the mouth. The balance is nice and the alcohol is extremely well hidden. A nicer beer than I was expecting.

Opaque black, with an extremely fine medium mocha head that sticks around and leaves nice lacing. Nose is a touch of roast malt over brown bread, with an excellent hint of candied fruit. Excellent broad spectrum of malt flavors. Manages to be both subtle and complex. Bit of leafy hop as it warms. Great stuff! Complexity carries through to the palate, where the dark, bready malt leads the way, but is well-supported by yeasty, chocolately, and coffee notes. Medium-full in the mouth, but there is excellent acidity to keep it balanced. Very long. This batch is well-carbonated, and the beer is incredibly drinkable for its strength. A fine beer for a session or a meal.

This beer pours a shiny black color with a thin light beige head that turns wispy quickly. Very little lacing apparent. Roasted malt and caramel aroma. Medium-bodied and smooth with a pleasant roasted character. Coffee, malt and hops flavors make this one enjoyable. The finish is hoppy and leaves a charred wood aftertaste. One of the better Porters I have tasted in awhile.

Pours a very deep dark brown - you have to look at it twice to realized it isn’t black. The head is around a half inch - but the thick and creamy brown foam settles in a minute or so down to a thin cap. Good lacing, however. Chocolate, coffee, and plum in the aroma - nice and full. Drier flavor than the aroma suggests - bitter roasted malt, burnt coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and a little bit of prune. A bit of an ashy aftertaste, but not too much. Hops for balance (not a lot are needed with the bitter malt flavors). Medium full body, lightly carbonated, not exactly smooth, but not overly rough either.

Love the look of the pour dark and tan. Head is not long lived but the coffee, chocolate and earthy malts stand up. Very good flavor and truly one of the best darks available.